Words, Photos, Thoughts by Sana Jamal

Category: Pakistan

Pakistan is observing the first anniversary of one of the deadliest terror attacks in its history – the black day when 141 people, including 132 schoolchildren, were brutally murdered by terrorists in Peshawar. One year has passed since the horrific Peshawar school massacre but there is still pain in hearts and tears in eyes. The… Read More Peshawar Army School victims struggling to cope one year on

After a long day of fasting in Ramadan, the only thing we look forward to is a table full of delicious and variety of foods and juices. In fact we are all geared up to spend lavishly on food in this virtuous month mainly because we experience hunger which makes us realize the value of… Read More Share food and double your joys this Ramadan

Islamabad – Pakistan’s first ever mountaineering expedition is all geared up to reach the summit of K2. The team of 8 Pakistani climbers, led by Muhammad Taqi, also include two Italian mountaineering ambassadors, Michele Cucchi (alpine guide), and Simone Origone (ski expert), and would leave from Skardu on June 14, according to a press brief… Read More First Pakistan-led team set to scale K2

By Sana Jamal Islamabad – Pakistan, a country with youth bulge, has an opportunity of a lifetime to plan a healthy and prosperous future by transforming the youth potential into a driving force of development. Yet this prospect of a demographic dividend must be realised swiftly. “If right investments in young people are not made… Read More Pakistani Youth – most effective force for development

Sana Jamal ISLAMABAD – Out of great disasters come great opportunities. This notion has fascinated and revived the humanity out of hardships since the earliest days. As Pakistan shifts from relief to recovery phase in the post-flood scenario, the focus was the rebuilding livelihoods. During these hard times, Pakistani women have emerged as the strength… Read More Pakistani Rural Women help revitalize Economy

Honouring courage in defiance of censorship Four outstanding journalists who have endured and defied media repression in Bahrain, Belarus, Mexico, and Pakistan will be honored with the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2011 International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition of courageous journalism.

The good old saying “Health is Wealth” is no more applicable in a world we inhabit today where wealth ensures good health and not the vice versa. It means the more money you have, the better health you enjoy, as an individual and as a state. To worsen the matter, lack of better health facilities,… Read More Wealth secures Health in today’s world